ammunition
/ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.91 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To supply with ammunition.
Example Sentences
- "Hiro risks turning on a small flashlight, uses it to rummage around the yatcht, picking up valuable stuff: a few bottles of (presumably) drinkable water, some food, extra ammunition for his nine."
- "ammunition bread"
- "ammunition shoes"
- "They say that the booklet gives them ammunition which is proving effective in breaking down resistance against home building which was created by false propaganda."
- "As long as the integration fight is in progress, some Southerners are willing to believe anything if it gives them ammunition in their fight to "retain our traditional way of life." If you have any wise bits of philosophy, please pass them along."
- "Providing your administrator(s) with evidence of research progress gives them ammunition to request additional funds from the site-based management pool."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Proto-Italic *moini Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunition From older French amunition, rebracketing of la munition (“the war supplies”) as l'amunition. Ultimately from Latin; see munition for more.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: amunition, -